Governance

Vice presidents' contract guarantees kicked in at Louisville after the president stepped down, placing any new campus leader in a difficult position.

U of California system will require top leaders to prove outside work benefits their institution -- a test not applied at most colleges. Is the policy too weak or too strong?

As a new president, Hank Bounds found that Twitter offered an unprecedented opportunity for him to gain insights from a wide range of constituents.

By Hank Bounds

Technology think tank says standardized testing by outside groups and alternative forms of credentialing could create helpful competitive pressure on higher education and the traditional college degree.

Kentucky judge issues temporary injunction blocking governor's executive order that replaced university trustees.

Why would a faculty member return to the institution that laid her off after 12 years of stellar service, amid broad retrenchment and program cuts? For the U of Southern Maine's new provost, it came down to institutional loyalty and a new president.

Experts praise a proposed arrangement -- which system officials avoid calling the "M-word" -- but faculty members on the affected campuses worry about local identity.